People · Guatemala
José Carlos Pérez García
4×4 · top 3.6% of 85,040 all-time · competing since December 2017 · 2017GARC61
José Carlos Pérez García has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 31.07, set at Nacionales Guatemala 2025, puts him in the top 3.6% of the 85,040 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 10th in Guatemala. Until May 2011, no official 4×4 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since December 2017, he has put 319 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 77% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 8 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.00 in December 2017 to 8.67, a 67% improvement. He has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Guatemala | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | 31.07 | 35.58 | top 3.6% | 10 / 310 | |
| 3×3 | 8.67 | 9.90 | top 4.1% | 23 / 1,255 | |
| 2×2 | 2.02 | 4.79 | top 4.9% | 21 / 741 | |
| 5×5 | 1:09.76 | 1:19.12 | top 11.5% | 17 / 153 | |
| 6×6 | 2:08.63 | 2:18.40 | top 14.9% | 9 / 59 | |
| 7×7 | 3:22.48 | 3:40.49 | top 17.1% | 10 / 53 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.53 | 33.72 | top 38.3% | 110 / 313 | |
| Megaminx | 2:26.01 | — | early days — 2 solves | 100 / 138 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.58 | 16.95 | top 64.5% | 290 / 481 | |
| Skewb | 14.46 | 24.90 | top 76.5% | 152 / 206 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 12 Dec 2025Four personal bests in one day at Nacionales Guatemala 2025.
- 6 Dec 2024Five personal bests in one day at Nacionales Guatemala 2024.
- 11 Jun 2022Three personal bests in one day at Eskala 2022.
- 19 Feb 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.11 at Ixchel 2022.
- 19 Feb 2022Four personal bests in one day at Ixchel 2022.
- 19 Dec 2018Four personal bests in one day at GuateMaya Open 2018.
Competitions
- Nacionales Guatemala 2025 · 12 Dec 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Desafío Rubik's Guatemala 2025 · 22 Nov 2025
- Nacionales Guatemala 2024 · 6 Dec 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Pradera Express Villa Nueva 2024 · 27 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Eskala 2022 · 11 Jun 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Ixchel 2022 · 19 Feb 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- GuateMaya Open 2018 · 19 Dec 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- IGA 2018 · 18 Aug 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Ixchel 2018 · 21 Jul 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- San Lucas Open 2018 · 3 Mar 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Big Bang Open 2018 · 10 Feb 2018 — 1 personal best set
- GuateMaya Open 2017 · 2 Dec 2017
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Brian Bernabé Bolaños Arreaga — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Adrián Ramírez — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Jose Javier Melendez Maldonado — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 1.07 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.67 away.
Targets move as he improves.